We are launching our first farm dinner in partnership with the Link Stryjewski Foundation!

Join us for an evening of cocktails and passed hors d'oeuvres, a farm tour of Grow Dat, and a locally focused three-course meal crafted by award winning chefs Ryan Prewitt of Peche Restaurant and Stephen Strejewski of Cochon and Cochon Butcher.

Proceeds from the evening will help young New Orleans leaders grow 20,000 pounds of food this year.

Wondering what Grow Dat gets up to in the summertime? Right now our fields are growing cover crops to get them ready for the coming vegetable season. We plant sun hemp at the end of July to increase the organic matter and to fix nitrogen in our soil. Cover cropping is crucial for a successful harvest! Planting season is just around the corner-- dont forget to sign up for our CSA at growdatyouthfarm.org/csa #aginfo #growdat #nitrogenfix #covercropping

Grow Dat CSA sign ups are open! This year, we are combining our fall and spring farm shares into a one year long delicious membership option. You will receive a box of our sustainably grown, fresh produce each week for 31 weeks, from October 18th- June 30th. This year, not only can you can pay in installments but we are also offering add ons like a weekly bread subscription from @bellegardebakery! We happily accept SNAP benefits and offer a 50% discount to individuals who receive SNAP, as well as the option to pay monthly. Go to growdatyouthfarm.org/CSA for more info on how to sign up!#communitysupportedag #growdat #supportyouthleaders #followyournola #nolaeats

After seven years of dedicated service to Grow Dat, our beloved founder and director Johanna Gilligan is stepping down from her position to pursue a Loeb fellowship at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. While we will miss Johanna dearly, we are so excited for her and this exciting new journey! Follow the link in our profile to read a goodbye letter from Johanna and hear more about this big change in her own words. You can also contribute to her fundraising campaign that will be a parting gift for Grow Dat to kickstart a new alumni food justice project!

Our hearts are full as we reflect on the successes of our leadership program and the profound growth we witnessed in the young people who worked and learned together on our farm this year. We had the joy of celebrating our 7th graduation on Saturday, and we packed the house with families, staff, and supporters coming together to honor our graduating cohort of 50 youth. We couldn't have asked for a more special evening to honor the hard work of these incredible young people. #growdat #youngleaders #followyournola

Full house today for our final community lunch of the summer! Crews are presenting their visions for food justice in our community. Soon we will all share conversation and a meal together cooked by crew members along with Chef Al Tee of @browngirlkitchen! We're especially honored to welcome our Shared Harvest partners, @youthbreakout and @stand_with_dignity to the table as we celebrate the final days of our leadership program. #growdat #communitylunch #urbanfarm #followyournola

We're totally obsessed with this profile on our very own Head Crew Leader and Farm Fellow, Asia-Vinae "Preach" Palmer (@emptyyourrecyclingbin) in @modfarm. We totally agree that Preach is a "grower you should get to know." Photo by the always-amazing @rushjagoe.
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"Palmer, who goes by 'Preach,' and leads workshops on social justice and personal development, says they look for ways to connect farming with their charges' sometimes turbulent lives: 'I tell them to be gentle with themselves, just like they're gentle with the tomatoes.'"
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#growdat #followyournola #urbanfarmer #modernfarmer #youngfarmer

Grow Dat youth had a blast on our annual summer camping trip this weekend with our dear friends at @loop.nola leading the charge in outdoor team building games and even some competitive fire building! With the camping trip behind us, we have just one more week left to the summer program, culminating in graduation on Saturday! #growdat #outdooradventures #farmersatplay #teamwork #followyournola #regram

Delicious okra and the first of our blackberry harvest at Saturday's farmstand. Visit us in front of the farm from 9-12 or at the downtown @crescentcityfarmersmkt from 8-12 for some seriously delicious, local produce! #urbanfarm #growdat #followyournola #eatlocal #eatyourveggies #eeeeeats

Our summer program is in full swing! Today, @chefadolfo and Chef Nick Martin are doing a butchering demo with our crew in conjunction with a lesson on where our food comes from and sustainable farming practices. Many thanks to @cochon_nola for donating this beautiful pasture-raised hog from Ryals Farm in Mississippi. #eatlocal #growdat #sustainablefarming #farmtofork #farmtotable #wholehog #eatlocalchallenge

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